National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center at Flagstaff Hill
Temporary Exhibits and programming on display at Baker Heritage Museum while multi-year capital project is completed. Hiking Trails are still available, but the center is closed for remodeling.
Tentative reopening: 2024
22267 OR 86
Baker City, OR
(541) 523-1843
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center
As the oldest continuously operating art centers East of Cascades, Crossroads continue to evolve and grow as one of the finest regional art centers in Oregon.
2020 Auburn Ave
Baker City, OR 97814
(541) 523-5369
Mon-Sat 10 AM – 5 PM
Eastern Oregon Museum
Telling Our Community Story thru Western Memorabilia, Local Pioneer Artifacts, & Historic Collections.
610 Third St
Haines, OR
(541) 856-3233
easternoregonmuseum@gmail.com
Memorial Day thru Labor Day
Thur-Sat 10 Am – 1 PM
Appointments also Available
Donations Appreciated.
Pine Valley Museum
The museum includes numerous exhibits showcasing the community’s Gold Rush, and agricultural history. Exhibits include several displays from historic businesses, a country kitchen, native American artifacts, and antique farming equipment. This museum also catalogs local family history for those researching their genealogy. There is also an outdoors historic park exhibit featuring the areas first public school, Halfway’s original jail, and a pioneer smokehouse all dating to the late 19th century.
115 E Record St
Halfway, OR
(541) 742-7194
Memorial Day Weekend thru Labor Day Weekend
Open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
Appointments Available
Sumpter Valley Railroad
The Sumpter Valley Railroad is the only steam powered narrow-gauge heritage railway in Oregon, and can boast that it is one of a very few lines run by volunteers. Runs from Sumpter to McEwan.
12259 Huckleberry Loop (23 miles southwest of Baker City)
211 Austin St, Sumpter
(541) 894-2268
info@sumptervalleyrailroad.org
Operates May-December
www.sumptervalleyrailroad.org
Sumper Valley Railroad Facebook Page
Baker Heritage Museum
Conserving artifacts of historical Baker County, educating the public about the development of the area, and preserving local archives to make them available for research. It’s also currently housing the Oregon Trail exhibit while the interpretive center is under renovation.
2480 Grove St
Baker City, OR 97814
(541) 523-9308
museum@bakercounty.org
Open March thru October
Mon-Sat 10 AM – 4 PM
Sun 12 PM – 4 PM
Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area
Visitors are welcome aboard the dredge May – October. Explore the decks yourself or take part in a ranger-led tour; guided tours are held on weekends only. About 1.5 miles of trails wind through the park wetlands. Stop at one of several viewing platforms for a glimpse into how nature has reclaimed the valley over the past 50 years. Essentially a ship on dry land, the Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge unearthed the valley in search of gold, leaving piles of debris in its wake.
441 S Mill St.
Sumpter, OR
(541) 894-2486
May 1 – Oct 31
Oregon State Parks Website
Friends of Sumpter Valley Dredge Facebook Page
Huntington Museum
This museum shares stories of the town, including its maritime era when Huntington was a home post for two sternwheelers that plied the waters of the Snake River. While visiting, be sure to find the pistol-packing preacher and learn about that chapter in Huntington’s History.
395 First St.
Huntington, OR
208-249-5179
Memorial Day thru Labor Day
Sat 1 PM – 4 PM
Appointments Available
Sumpter Municipal Museum
Repository for artifacts, photographs and stories of Sumpter Valley from the 1860’s to the present. Many struggle to find the museum please look for the Library Sign!
245 S. Mill St
Sumpter, OR
(541) 894-2253
svmueseumassociation@gmail.com
Wed 3 PM – 6 PM
Thur-Sat 11 AM – 3 PM
Mon-Tue as volunteers are available
Donations Appreciated
Adler House Museum
Operated by the Baker Heritage Museum. Volunteer docents (guides) are available for tours of the house and background on the Adler Family and the historic house.
2305 Main St.
Baker City, OR 97814
541-523-9308
Open Weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day